‘The Little Mermaid’ bombs in Asia over Halle Bailey casting
‘The Little Mermaid’ recorded shockingly low earnings in key Asia markets, and experts believe it’s due to Halle Bailey’s casting.
Movies
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Carolyn Bryant Donham: Emmett Till accuser dies aged 88
Carolyn Bryant Donham, the woman whose accusation against 14-year-old Emmett Till led to his brutal murder in 1955, has died at the age of 88.
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Ralph Yarl: Kansas City teen shot in the head for knocking on the wrong door
Ralph Yarl, 16, was shot in the head after accidentally ringing the wrong doorbell while picking up his younger siblings.
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Romelu Lukaku: Roc Nation blasts ‘racist’ Italy in explosive ad
Romelu Lukaku was subjected to despicable racism from Italian fans. Here’s what Roc Nation’s full-page spread on ‘La Gazzetta’ read.
Cape Town Buzz
Hank’s Olde Irish: Cape Town pub embroiled in race row after this clip went viral [video]
Hank’s Olde Irish pub filed assault charges against Christopher Logan, the whistleblower who exposed the establishment’s alleged racist admissions policy.
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Ngozi Fulani issues update on Buckingham Palace race row
Ngozi Fulani hasn’t heard from Buckingham Palace since she was questioned about her background by Lady Susan Hussey at a royal reception earlier this week.
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Watch: Meyerton man hurls k-word at group of blacks [video]
This Meyerton man, who taunted a group of blacks outside the Midvaal Slaghuis, with the k-word has yet to be name-and-shamed
Cape Town Buzz
Maties urine scandal resurfaces as second student suspended for peeing in dorm
This is the second student suspended of a urine scandal in a month.
News
Watch: Dolly Parton blasted for racist ‘Dixie Stampede’ show [video]
This TikToker went viral for accusing Dolly Parton of being racist.
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Fred Norman High teacher ‘precautionarily’ removed for hurling racial slurs [video]
The Fred Norman High teacher has been shielded from the backlash by the Education Department.
News
Watch: Rubi Rose makes wild claims about the ‘N-word’ [video]
Rubi Rose admitted her Mexican and white friends casually use the -N-word’ and she’s cool with it
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Amanda Marie Keshner: Viral social media star cancelled for ‘racist’ rant [video]
Amanda Marie Kushner thought she was going to garner support when she posted her racist meltdown.
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Stellenbosch University urine incident: Theuns du Toit has been expelled
Stellenbosch University gives Theuns du Toit five days to appeal the expulsion.
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Sesame Place clears the air on racism scandal [video]
Mom calls out Sesame Place for racist behaviour after Rosita character allegedly snubs her two black daughters at a character parade.
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Watch: Gauteng granny openly confesses her hatred of ‘blacks’ [video]
The granny shrugged off her racist remarks as the ‘simple’ truth.
Crime
Ex-cop Riana Stander wants SAPS general charged with crimen injuria
Riana Stander claims she was publicly humiliated by the police general.
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Petition calling for Theuns du Toit expulsion gains momentum
Theuns du Toit could be expelled soon, if Stellenbosch University folds to the pressure.
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Theuns du Toit: Stellenbosch University suspends alleged racist urinator
Theuns du Toit could be expelled and criminally charged, the university confirmed.
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Stellenbosch University urine video sparks race row [video]
The student accused of racism issued this apology for urinating in a black first-year’s dorm.
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John Demsey: Estée Lauder exec fired for posting racist meme
John Demsey vehemently stressed that he reposted the meme without reading it beforehand.
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Hoerskool Jan Viljoen: Racism protest divides parents [video]
Hoerskool Jan Viljoen is investigating the racially-fuelled incident.
News
Whoopi Goldberg suspended from ‘The View’ over Holocaust comments
Whoopi Goldberg will spend her two weeks unlearning the misconceptions she has about the Holocaust.
News
Joe Rogan sparks outrage over comments about African skin [video]
Joe Rogan suggests only char-skinned Africans can identify as ‘black’.
Cape Town Buzz
Cape Town Airbnb hosts accused of denying guests based on race
Yet again, Cape Town has been thrust into a racism row.
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Watch: South African man investigated for racism in UK train [video]
This man, believed to be South African, is being investigated for alleged racism against a Muslim passenger.
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Henrico Barnard: Racist ranter faces crimen injuria [video]
Henrico Barnard’s obsession with the ‘k-word’ will probably land him in serious trouble.
Cape Town Buzz
Pol Osei: Cape Town resident takes legal action against ‘racist’ realtor
Pol Osei is fighting back against a Cape Town property rental market riddled with racism.
News
Nando’s pulls out of Gareth Cliff show following ‘racism’ comments
Nando’s found Gareth Cliff’s conduct distasteful.
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Gareth Cliff causes outrage over ‘racism’ comments [video]
Gareth Cliff has yet to issue a response to the controversial comments he made about racism.
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Lalela Mswane: ‘Die Burger’ commenters berate new Miss SA
The Facebook post published by Die Burger is still up on the publisher’s page and the racist comments targeted at Lalela Mswane have yet to be filtered out.